nearsightedness
noun[U]
mainlyUS(alsonear-sightedness)uk/ˌnɪəˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/us/ˌnɪrˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd.nəs/(UKusuallyshort-sightedness)theconditionof only beingabletoseeclearlyobjectsthat arecloseto you:
近视Iwearglassesfor nearsightedness, but now can'treadsmallprint.我因近视而戴眼镜,但现在无法阅读小字。
Extreme nearsightedness can becorrectedabouthalfthetime.大约在一半的情况下,极端近视可以得到矫正。
She hadmildtomoderatenear-sightedness.
Synonym
myopia
Opposite
far-sightedness(EYES)US
See also
nearsighted
- Thirteenpercentof theguidedogstestedwerefoundto have nearsightedness.
- This was the firstpermanentcontactlenstocorrectnearsightedness.
- Astudyhasshownthat nearsightedness islargelyhereditary.
Eyesight, glasses & lenses
- accommodative
- afterimage
- age-related macular degeneration
- AMD
- astigmatic
- bespectacled
- bifocals
- boss-eyed
- dark glasses
- goggles
- macular degeneration
- monocular
- multifocal
- naked
- nearsightedly
- ophthalmology
- pince-nez
- snow blindness
- sty
- sunnies